Decisions 15.77 to 15.79 - Action Plan for Cetaceans in the Red Sea Region
Aquatic Species Conservation Issues
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Decision directed to: Parties
Parties, with support of the Secretariat, are requested to develop an Action Plan for cetaceans in the Red Sea region and organize a regional workshop.
Decision directed to: Scientific Council
The Scientific Council, with support from the Aquatic Mammal Working Group, is requested to provide advice on and input to the development of an Action Plan for cetaceans in the Red Sea region.
Decision directed to: Secretariat
The Secretariat shall, subject to the availability of resources and at the request of Range States:
a) organize a workshop of interested Parties, scientists and conservation organizations working in the Red Sea region to identify how best to take forward cetacean conservation there and assist in the development of an Action Plan;
b) consult with relevant regional and technical bodies such as the Secretariat of the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (PERSGA) and the IUCN Species Survival Commission Cetacean Specialist Group to seek their support to take forward cetacean conservation in the Red Sea;
c) present the draft Action Plan to the last meeting of the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council for review before COP16.